''The Phantom of the Operetta'' (Spanish:''El Fantasma de la opereta'') is a 1955 Argentine

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directed by

Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras (6 January 1925 – 29 August 1995) was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina. Born in Lima, Peru, ...

and starring

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, Amelia Vargas and

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. The film premiered on 24 June 1955. The film's sets were designed by the art director Óscar Lagomarsino.

Cast

* Amelia Vargas *

Gogó Andreu Ricardo César Andreu (July 27, 1919 – May 1, 2012) was an Argentine actor, comedian and musician. He was born in a family of actors. His parents were Antonio Andreu and Isabel Anchart, who were owners of an itinerary theatre company that mad ...

* Inés Fernández * Mario Baroffio *

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Manuel Alcón Manuel Alcón (died 1962) was an Argentine film actor and musician. Alcón began acting for film in 1937 and made over 30 film appearances between then and his death in 1962. He appeared in films such as '' Almafuerte'' (1949) and ''Abuso de co ...

* Lalo Hartich

Plot

The Phantom turns out to be a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.

Reception

'' El Mundo'' opined that the film was a: "Luck of a pirouette supported by the obligatory convention of the case." ''

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'' wrote:: "Evocations of the famous

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, Dracula and the Wolf Man, dominators of serious films, appear in this comedy of scares and jokes with music, animation and very lively rhythms."

References

External links

* 1955 films 1955 musical comedy films Argentine musical comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Enrique Carreras 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub